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Visit the Arcata Eye's Facebook page for between-meal snacks... - NHM ART NIGHT Flex your creative muscles at Art Night at the Natural History Museum, Wednesday Feb. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Spend an evening drawing or painting rarely seen, beautiful and bizarre museum specimens. Collections of insects, skulls, birds and more will be brought out of the vault to examine and interpret using the artistic medium of your choice. Participate in a mini-art show at the conclusion of the evening with your newly created works. These will be left on display for the March 9 Arts! Arcata reception. Basic drawing and painting supplies will be provided for those who do not bring their own. Children are encouraged to attend with adult supervision. Standard museum admission applies. Thursday Feb. 23 from from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is a children’s program called Wildlife Investigators. On Friday Feb. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.is Rings of Our Lives for children. Standard museum admission applies for all events. humboldt.edu/natmus. LUPINE BASH Join Friends of the Dunes Saturday, Feb. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the 34th Annual Lupine Bash. Be part of the annual tradition of removing invasive yellow bush lupines before they get the chance to produce more seed. Meet at the Pacific Union School parking lot in Arcata at 9:30am to carpool to the site at the Lanphere Dunes. Morning refreshments are provided (including bagels donated by Los Bagels), so bring a mug for coffee or juice. (707) 444-1397. FOAM MARSH TOUR Friends of the Arcata Marsh (FOAM) is sponsoring a free tour of the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. Meet leader Art Barab at the Interpretive Center on South G Street for a 90-minute walk focusing on the history, birds, and ecology of the Marsh. (707) 826-2359. CLAM BEACH HIKE On Sunday, Feb. 26, North Group Sierra Club is sponsoring a free public hike from Clam Beach to the mouth of Mad River in McKinleyville. This six-mile, medium-difficulty walk will start south along the beach via a route that visits streams and wetlands. Return along the Hammond Trail. Bring water and snacks. Fit, well-socialized, leashed dogs welcome. Two shallow stream crossings are necessary. Heavy rain cancels. Meet at 12:30 p.m. at southern, unpaved Clam Beach parking lot. (707) 839-5971 LOW VISION SUPPORT The McKinleyville Low Vision Support group invites people with or without low vision to Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Road, McKinleyville Monday, Feb. 27 from 10 to 11 a.m. Michelle from the California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) which provides assistive telecommunications equipment will discuss about telephones with access for visually impaired people. (707) 839-0588, dougdrose@suddenlink.net MID-DAY ENERGIZER Arcata Recreation now offers a Mid-day Energizer class led by Holly Hall. Energize your day with a lunchtime fitness class designed for all levels. Held in the Judo Hut located next to City Hall, this half hour class packs in a variety of strength & conditioning as well as cardio to increase your overall health and wellbeing. Join the Mid-day Energizer class Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Thursday, March 1 ending Thursday, May 31. Choose from two time options, 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fees: $35/month for Arcata residents and $45/month for non-residents. Drop-ins are welcome for $5/day for Arcata residents and $6/day for non-residents. (707) 822-7091, cityofarcata.org/rec - Some people think that reading the Eye's website gives them an Eyeful... No, no, no... Only subscribers get the full dosage of mirth, merriment and jolly despondency...

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